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Bats
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Introduced Animals
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Dolphins,Orca,Pilot Whale
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Reptiles
Crocodiles
Dragons
Goannas
Geckos
Skinks
Colubrid Snakes
Elapid Snakes
Pythons
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Sea Turtles
Freshwater Turtles

Amphibians
Tree Frogs
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Cane Toad

Birds
Emu, Cassowary, Crane, Bustard
Sea Birds
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Water Birds
Shore Birds & Waders
Turkeys, Hens, Quail, Rails, Moorhens
Birds of Prey
Owls, Frogmouths
Pigeons & Doves
Cockatoos
Parrots & Lorikeets
Cuckoos
Kingfishers & Kookaburras
Logrunners, Whipbirds, Pittas, Lyrebird
Robins & Flycatchers
Wrens & Warblers
Honeyeaters
Finches
Birds of Paradise, Bowerbirds
Currawongs, Magpies, Butcherbirds, Crows
Various other Passerines

Spiders
Ambushers & Anglers
Hunting Spiders
Jumping Spiders
Master Weavers
Tangled Web Weavers
Mites & Ticks

Insects
Butterflies
Moths
Grasshoppers, Crickets
Beetles
Mantids
Bugs
Flies
Ants, Bees & Sawflies
Wasps
Lacewings, Earwigs, Termites, Thrips, Cockroaches

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Introduced Animals
Camels
Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius) 3 images			Thousands of camels were imported into Australia between 1840 and 1907 to open up the arid areas of central and western Australia. They were used for riding, and as draught and pack animals for exploration and construction of rail and telegraph... Read more >
Cattle, Sheep, Goats
Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalus) 1 image			Water buffalo are large dark colour with thick neck and heavy spreading horns. They were imported to Australia in the 19th century to supply meat to remote northern settlements. The settlements and their buffalos were abandoned in 1949 and the... Read more >
Deer
Chital (Axis axis) 3 images			The Chital is a reddish deer with white spots from the neck to the rump and down onto the hind thighs. There is a dark stripe down the back. The underside is whitish. The inside legs and underside of the tail are also white. Males are darker and... Read more >
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) 2 images			The Red Deer is the largest deer in Australia. The fur is reddish brown with a buff patch on the rump. The throat and underside are greyish. Males have a shaggy mane on neck and spreading antlers with 5 to 8 points (tines). The Red Deer is the... Read more >
Rusa (Cervus timorensis) 1 image			Rusa are a medium sized deer. The coarse coat is dark grey-brown in winter and reddish brown after summer moult. The underside is cream or pale grey. Some males have a white throat patch. The tail is fairly long and pointed with dark tip. Males have... Read more >
Sambar (Cervus unicolor) 3 images			The Sambar is the most widespread introduced deer in Australia. It is dark brown or blackish with coarse, short fur and large rounded ears. The males have mane of longer fur round the neck. The underside is pale grey. Adult males develop antlers... Read more >
Fallow Deer (Dama dama) 4 images			The Fallow Deer is reddish brown with white spots on the body. The underparts are whitish. The rump is whitish bordered with black. The tail is black above and white below. The male has antlers with multiple points that are flattened and webbed in... Read more >
Dogs
Dingo (Canis lupus) 7 images			The Dingo is the only native dog in Australia. Believed to have arrived in Australia about 4000-6000 years ago, and were probably introduced through trading between Aboriginal people and Indonesians fishing in local waters. Australia's largest... Read more >
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) 2 images			The Red Fox is pale yellowish red to deep reddish brown on the upper parts and white or pale gray underneath. The lower part of the legs is usually black, and the nose is dark brown or black. The tail has a white or black tip. and the tail usually... Read more >
Horses
Brumby (Equus caballus) 2 images			Brumbies are wild horses. The number of wild horses in Australia has been estimated at up to 300,000 horses. They are considered a problem as they cause erosion, spread weeds and compete for pasture with native animals and farm animals. Horses... Read more >